Solace and Solidarity on the Factory Floor
Wang Bing’s Youth is an epic work of people’s history writ small.
Winter 2026
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The Strongman Illusion
Turkey’s slide into authoritarianism was facilitated by collaborators, enablers, and an inept opposition.
The Struggle Against Autocracy in Asia
An interview with Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of The Milk Tea Alliance.
Taiwan’s Election Under China’s Shadow
The Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate is more conservative than his predecessor, but the best hope for progressive forces this Saturday is still a DPP victory.
The Roots of India’s COVID Crisis
Much of what has rendered India a disaster zone is the direct result of Modi’s policies. Yet even before Modi, India had deemphasized the importance of investing in public health and vaccine production infrastructure.
Belabored Podcast #183: Troublemaking in Asia
A report back from Labor Notes’s first ever conference in Asia.
Chan Kin-man and the Spirit of Dissent in Hong Kong
Chan was given a sixteen-month sentence in April for his role in the pro-democracy protests that began in 2014. While he remains imprisoned, his successors have taken to the streets.
Belabored Podcast #142: Smartphone Sweatshops in Asia, with Joe DiGangi
Do you know where your smartphone was made? A new in-depth report reveals dangerous conditions in Samsung factories in Vietnam.
Christmas for Xi
Recent international accolades for Xi Jinping’s China mask an alarming turn in the country’s politics.
Repression and Resistance in Asia: Introduction
An illiberal tide is wreaking havoc at both ends of Eurasia. But activists are finding brave and creative ways to push back against authoritarian regimes.
A Win for South Korea’s Revolution
What does it take to peacefully overthrow a president? The intrepid citizens who brought down South Korean leader Park Geun-hye may have something to teach us about the power of direct action.
China’s Feminist Five
China’s younger generation of feminists pose a unique threat to the Communist Party. By celebrating single, queer, and often child-free women, they are challenging government edicts that marriage and families are the foundation of the country’s political stability.
[EVENT] Asia and Dissent in a Time of Strongman Leaders
Please join us this Thursday in NYC for a roundtable discussion with experts on China, India, Japan, and Russia, hosted by the India-China Institute at the New School. Moderator: Jeff Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s professor of History, University of California at Irvine; …
Alternate Modernity in Asia 
From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia by Pankaj Mishra Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012, 356 pp. Pankaj Mishra asks good questions. As he has ascended from posh-poor Brahmin in provincial India, to New York Review of …
